Science
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When fluid flows almost as fast as light — with quantum rotation
Quark-gluon plasma is formed as a result of high energy collisions of heavy ions. After a collision, for a dozen or so yoctoseconds (that’s 10-24 seconds!), this most perfect of […]
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The first step to choosing the ‘right’ college? Ignore the rankings
New research review finds scant evidence for the widespread belief that attending a “top tier” college leads to success in school and in life. It’s that time of year again, […]
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Mysterious grooves on Martian moon Phobos explained by impacts
Some of the mysterious grooves on the surface of Mars’ moon Phobos are the result of debris ejected by impacts eventually falling back onto the surface to form linear chains […]
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Galactic Fireworks Illuminate Monster Hydrogen Blob
An international team of researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and other telescopes has discovered the power source illuminating a so-called Lyman-alpha Blob – a rare, brightly glowing, […]
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What’s on the surface of a black hole?
Are black holes the ruthless killers we’ve made them out to be? Samir Mathur says no. According to the professor of physics at The Ohio State University, the recently proposed […]
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Light could make semiconductor computers a million times faster or even go quantum
A technique to manipulate electrons with light could bring quantum computing up to room temperature. A team of researchers in Germany and at the University of Michigan have demonstrated how […]
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New Technique Reveals 3-D Shape of Nanostructure’s Polariton Interaction
Nanostructures are the holy grail of new materials. The wonder material graphene, for example, is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern that, because of its […]
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Children’s wellbeing not negatively affected by living in single parent households
The experience of single parenthood is more common than typically reported – and children’s wellbeing is not negatively affected by living in single parent households – according to a study […]
When fluid flows almost as fast as light — with quantum rotation
Nanigans Raises $24M To Fuel Asian Growth And Expand Its Ad Tools Beyond Facebook
Facebook takes heat from HUD over allegedly discriminatory housing ads
Beresheet lander bound for the moon hits Ctrl-Alt-Delete
The first step to choosing the ‘right’ college? Ignore the rankings
